56th Avenue & Underhill Avenue
The three-way junction of 56th Avenue and Underhill Avenue is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Corridor Park is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hollis Court Blvd/56 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q26, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hollis Court Blvd/56 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q26.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hollis Court Blvd/56 Av Q260.3 milesQ26
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Underhill Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Underhill Avenue at Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 184-17 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.5 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. Q177 School980 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park30 feet
- Ella Fitzgerald Playground340 feet
Houses of worship
- Heavenly Voice Presbyterian Church House of worship1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.4 miles
- Lidl Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Fresh Meadows Place Shopping center0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Avenue & 192nd Street 110 feet
- 192nd Street & Underhill Avenue 150 feet
- 190th Street & Underhill Avenue 200 feet
- 56th Avenue & 193rd Street 380 feet
- 189th Street & Underhill Avenue 550 feet
- 189th Street & Peck Avenue 590 feet
- 56th Avenue & 194th Street 640 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 190th Street 690 feet
See every intersection along 56th Avenue or Underhill Avenue.